What's your opinion about childless couples? 你對於不生孩子的夫妻的看法如何？
Melissa : What's your opinion about childless couples? Will you choose to have no kids?
Nikki : To be honest, I wouldn't.
Melissa : Why? Do you have to make a choice now?
Nikki : Not really. But it has puzzled me for a long time.
Melissa : What's the puzzle?
Nikki : My husband and I prefer to have no kids, but my mother-in-law is very traditional and wants grandkids.
Melissa : Oh, I see. I think the older generation tends to think in a different way.
Nikki : Yes. It seems she can never accept a childless marriage. We had a fight last night.
Melissa : Oh, really? Maybe she is just eager to see her grandchildren.
Nikki : But it's absolutely our own business to have a child or not.
Melissa : Definitely.
Nikki : You know, I often overhear our neighbor, the young couple, fighting about how to raise their kid and I really don't want kids to spoil our happiness.
Melissa : Don't worry. I think in most cases, children are the glue that keeps a family together.
Nikki : I guess you're right. But I still prefer to have no child.
Melissa : Sure. You can fully enjoy your time together.
蒙莉莎：你對於不生孩子的夫妻的看法如何？你會選擇不生孩子嗎？
尼琪：老實說，我不打算生孩子。
蒙莉莎：為什麼？你現在必須做出選擇嗎？
尼琪：不是，只是這事已經困擾我很久了。
蒙莉莎：什麼困擾？
尼琪：我和我丈夫打算不要孩子，但是我婆婆很傳統，很想抱孫子。
蒙莉莎：啊，這樣啊。我覺得老一輩人的想法總是和我們不太一樣。
尼琪：是啊，可是我婆婆似乎永遠無法接受不要孩子的婚姻。我們昨天還吵了一架。
蒙莉莎：是嗎？也許她只是抱孫心切吧！
尼琪：但是要不要生孩子，完全是我們自己的事啊！
蒙莉莎：當然。
尼琪：知道嗎？我經常聽見我們隔壁那對年輕夫妻因為孩子的教育問題爭吵，我真的不想讓孩子破壞我們的幸福。
蒙莉莎：不要擔心，大多數情況下，孩子凝聚家庭的黏著劑。
尼琪：你說的對，但我還是不想要生孩子。
蒙莉莎：當然，那你們就可以好好享受二人世界。
| ●單詞補充站 Vocabulary |
| to be honest 老實說、其實、事實上 |
make a choice 做選擇 |
puzzle (v.) 使困惑 / (n.) 疑問 |
| prefer (v.) 更喜歡... |
tends to 有...的傾向 |
have a fight 吵架、打架 |
| raise (v.) 養育 |
spoil (v.) 破壞 |
in most cases 多數情況下 |
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The pollution levels were so high. 污染指數很高。
Kate : The air quality in this city is horrendous! The pollution levels were so high that we all need to wear a face mask when we go outside.
Mike : Exhaust fumes from vehicles cause a great deal of damage to the environment.
Kate : On top of that, there are a few large chemical factories in the suburbs, which are contributing to the high pollution levels in the water and the air in this city.
Mike : As much as I love this city, I think I'm going to have to find a greener city to live in. Living in a polluted city like this just can't be good for my health.
Kate : I know what you mean. However, there are so few places left that have not been affected by global warming. If it's not the pollution, then it's the natural disasters, deforestation, or the greenhouse effect.
Mike : What is the greenhouse effect exactly?
Kate : It's the gradual rise in the earth's temperature.
Mike : I see, so it's similar to global warming?
Kate : They're related to one another, yes.
Mike : I heard that some people in England are pleased with the fact that the climate is becoming warmer because it's making their towns a more pleasant place to live.
Kate : People joke about the benefits of the increase in temperature, but it's not all good news. They've been experiencing a lot of deadly storms there as well.
Mike : People always seem to make jokes as a way to deal with unfortunate situations.
Kate : I think if everyone pitches in, the world will be a better place.
凱特：這個城市的空氣品質實在是太差了！污染指數那麼高，以至於我們出們都必須戴著面具了。
邁克：汽車排放的廢氣嚴重污染了環境。
凱特：除了那原因，郊區還有好幾家大型化工廠，對這城市造成高度的空氣和水污染。
邁克：我愛這個城市，但是我想找一個更加環保的綠城市居住，住在污染這麼嚴重的城市裡對我的健康很不好。
凱特：我明白你的意思，不過現在已經很少有城市不受全球暖化的影響了，不是污染問題，就是有自然災害，或者是森林濫伐和溫室效應。
邁克：溫室效應究竟是什麼？
凱特：是地球溫度逐漸上升。
邁克：我明白了，跟全球暖化類似？
凱特：沒錯，他們是互相關聯的。
邁克：我聽說有些英格蘭人很高興暖化使他們城市的氣候更加適合居住。
凱特：有時候人們會拿氣溫上升的好處開開玩笑，不過這畢竟不是好事。他們也經歷過很多因暖化造成的暴風雪。
邁克：人們總是會調侃所面臨的不幸。
凱特：如果人人都能同心協力，這個世界會更美好。
| ●單詞補充站 Vocabulary |
| air quality 空氣品質 |
horrendous (adj.) 令人震驚的、可怕的 |
pollution levels 汙染指數 |
| exhaust fumes (車輛、機器) 排放廢氣 |
on top of something 除...之外 |
green city 綠色城市 |
| global warming 全球暖化 |
deforestation (n.) 森林砍伐 |
greenhouse effect 溫室效應 |
| climate (n.) 氣候 |
pitch in 投入參與、協力 |
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